Bengals Dare to Care Day will be held Saturday, September 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and we need your help! The Civic and Community Engagement Office is seeking 80 site coordinators and 20 event assistants to volunteer.

There will be several community service projects throughout the city of Buffalo, and each project needs a site coordinator to assist with logistics. Please consider signing up for this important but very simple job. Your responsibilities will include signing students in to your project, greeting and communicating with your community partner on the day of the event, keeping your volunteers motivated and safe, facilitating a reflection discussion after the project is complete, and being a point of contact with the CCE throughout the morning.

We are also in need of event assistants to assist with check-in, support crowd control, assist with getting students on buses, and other general support.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to get to know a great group of community-minded students, meet incredible community members doing great work throughout our city, receive a free T-shirt, and enjoy a delicious lunch when they return!

Site coordinators must be available for one of the following mandatory trainings:

• Tuesday, September 21, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 22, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Event assistants must be available for one of the following mandatory trainings:

• Tuesday, September 21, 12:30–1:00 p.m. (Zoom)
• Wednesday, September 22, 1:00–1:30 p.m. (in person)

Please complete the site coordinator and event assistant registration form to let us know your interest.

Thank you for your consideration. Please contact the CCE, 878-3919, with questions.

The Buffalo State College Admissions Office will host a SUNY College Fair on Tuesday, September 28, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sports Arena. All high school juniors and seniors, along with their parents, are invited to attend.

More than 30 various SUNY college and university representatives will be available to answer questions about the college search process. Administrators from SUNY will conduct “Which SUNY Are You?” workshops, and staff members from Buffalo State's Financial Aid Office will also be available to answer questions.

Faculty and staff members with high school age children are invited to attend to explore the many options SUNY has to offer. Please contact the Admissions Office with any questions about the event.

Do you currently have international students or new Americans in your classroom? Please join us for  "Supporting International Students in the Classroom," a brown bag lunch information session presented by the International Student and Scholar Services Office, on Wednesday, September 15, from noon to 12:45 p.m. in Butler Library 318.

Staff members will share ways the International Student and Scholar Services Office can support student learning when English is not the students' first language, as well as other campus services that are available to this unique population. In addition, we will discuss important compliance topics, such as advising tips to ensure that visa status is maintained and steps international students must take to participate in off-campus activities like internships, service learning, volunteering, and student teaching, which now require Homeland Security approval. For more information, please contact Tricia Herritt, director of international student and scholar services.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Eight Buffalo State College departments and offices have relocated from the Classroom Building to new locations:

1. Criminal Justice Department: Cassety Hall 102
2. Economics and Finance Department: Cassety Hall 248
3. History and Social Studies Education Department: Cassety Hall 302
4. Political Science and Public Administration Department: Cassety Hall 202
5. Sociology Department: Cassety Hall 146
6. Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Office: Chase Hall 106
7. United University Professions (UUP) Office: Chase Hall 102
8. Morton Lane Federal Credit Union: Cleveland Hall 103

These moves are in preparation for the full renovation of the Classroom Building that will begin in spring 2022. Remaining departments and classrooms in the Classroom Building will relocate to Buckham Hall A Wing in January 2022. 

Please email vpfm@buffalostate.edu with questions about this project.

Students are invited to join the Counseling Center in the Campbell Student Union Fireside Lounge to do a relaxing activity, meet a therapy dog from Paws for Love, and find out more about our services. Recharge with the Counseling Center will take place Wednesdays, September 8 and 29 and October 6 and 20, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Each year, Student Leadership and Engagement receives multiple requests from students to create new organizations on campus. At times, these organizations are without a faculty or staff adviser, and student leaders are unsure where to look on campus to fill the role. Existing student organizations sometimes return for a new semester to find that their adviser position has become vacant and must be filled.

Faculty or staff members who are interested in advising a student organization are invited to fill out the Student Organization Adviser Interest Form to have their names placed on a list to be considered when organizations are without an adviser. This list of potential advisers will serve as a reference for student organization leaders in need of an adviser. List members may be contacted for future opportunities.

Roles and Responsibilities of Advisers

• Must be a full-time faculty or staff member. Graduate assistants or interns are not eligible to serve as student organization advisers. 
• Must have knowledge and understanding of the student organization(s) mission, values, and history, lending continuity to the organization.
• Must be aware of and attend (when necessary) activities, meetings, and programs sponsored by the student organization.
• Must build trust with the student organization and establish guidelines for their role as advisers.
• Must encourage members to assume responsibility for their actions and the effectiveness of their programs.
• Must guide while at the same time allow freedom for members to plan and coordinate their own activities and programs.
• Must provide knowledge and information relevant to the needs of the organization through expertise and experience.

Please contact Luke Haumesser, associate director of student leadership and engagement, with questions or for more information.

The Copy Center in Cleveland Hall 111 will be unstaffed on Thursday, September 2, and Friday, September 3. During this time, print jobs may be fulfilled by the Design and Print Center in Bulger Communication Center 104 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

The Design and Print Center can be reached by phone at 878-6676, or jobs can be emailed to Kaylene Waite, senior graphic and web designer. 

Normal operations will resume in Cleveland Hall 111 on Tuesday, September 7.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Employees may update their personal and campus phone numbers, home addresses, and emergency contacts and view their legal name, demographics, and education information in the SUNY System Administration’s Human Resources Self-Service Module. Please take a few minutes to review and update your telephone numbers in the system, including cell, home, and office, as well as your emergency contacts.

Employees are encouraged to review their records annually to ensure that their information is accurate and up to date. Necessary changes may be completed or requested via the Self-Service Module. A user guide (PDF, 364 KB) is available to assist employees in accessing and using the Self-Service Module. Home address and legal name changes may also be requested by completing the paper form. Campus directory updates may be requested using the paper or online Directory Add/Update Form. Departments with multiple directory edits for their staff members may email a list of the changes to Noelle Fisher, office assistant 1 (keyboarding), in Human Resource Management.

Please email Lydia Kawaler, manager of personnel operations, with any questions.

The Campbell Student Union is excited to welcome student organizations and campus departments back for tabling this semester. Bengal Pause tables (Tuesdays and Thursdays) will be prioritized for student organizations as they build back from the pandemic. Campus departments and other groups are welcome to table on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the fall semester.

Reservations may be requested by email.

Cultural Café, a monthly event that brings together members of the Buffalo State College community over conversation, culture, and coffee, starts Friday, September 3, at 3:00 p.m. in the Global Study Lounge on the third floor (north side) of Butler Library. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and find common ground with other internationally minded members of the community in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Light refreshments will be served. Come and support our international students. Sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Butler Library, and Global Engagement.